Arthur joked, "But it seems like this hypocrite has been promoted now?"
Victor snorted, "He spends every day doing the least risky work, it's rare for him to make a mistake in a year. If you work in such a place, you too would get promoted!"
As soon as Victor said this, not only Arthur fell silent, but even Victor himself did too.
The two exchanged a glance, then lowered their heads in unison and sighed together.
A simple phrase, yet it pierced both of their hearts.
In a way, the career paths of these two great detectives had been quite similar over the past two years.
One of them had taken a bullet that wasn't meant for him during the riots in London, while the other had turned the tide during the Paris Republican uprising.
In the end, one was exiled to Hanover, and the other was forcibly retired internally.
